I snickered the morning of 9/11 - Think Atheist2016-12-09T16:16:51Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/i-snickered-the-morning-of-9-11?id=1982180%3ATopic%3A1179498&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI was staying in New Hampshir…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-16:1982180:Comment:11946812012-10-16T09:18:59.514ZDavid E Piercehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/DavidEPierce
<p>I was staying in New Hampshire at the time. I had come downstairs, made my coffee, settled into the den couch with CNN on the television and checking email on my laptop. As soon as the story started, the live footage, I knew exactly what was happening. I had been expecting it for months. There was just this dull feeling in my stomach.</p>
<p>I went out on the deck where I could keep an eye on the screen and lit a cigarette. I heard a friend upstairs in the house shout "God damn it!" at…</p>
<p>I was staying in New Hampshire at the time. I had come downstairs, made my coffee, settled into the den couch with CNN on the television and checking email on my laptop. As soon as the story started, the live footage, I knew exactly what was happening. I had been expecting it for months. There was just this dull feeling in my stomach.</p>
<p>I went out on the deck where I could keep an eye on the screen and lit a cigarette. I heard a friend upstairs in the house shout "God damn it!" at his own television at the top of his lungs. Someone walked by the screen door and asked me what was going on. I nodded at the TV: "Terrorists are taking out the Trade Center and there's probably a couple more targets. They're using commercial jets." She did a double-take like I was joking, then looked at the television. She didn't look away for five minutes. I snubbed my cigarette and went to refill my coffee.</p>
<p><br/>"You said they were going to try blowing it up again," she said as I passed.</p>
<p>"They're clearly more creative than I am," I quipped.</p> I was 11 I think(in Australia…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-20:1982180:Comment:11833602012-09-20T11:49:28.143ZByrnes Steelhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/TierynnByrnes
I was 11 I think(in Australia). As with a large number of Aussie kids I woke up, went downstairs, turned on the tv expecting to watch the infinitely popular Cheeze TV, a children's program. And this show was what everyone watched in the morning 7:00 to 8:00. And I wasn't on! Instead it was all news about he terrorist attack. But most of all I was annoyed my cartoons weren't on tv and I've met heaps of other people who had the exact same experience.
I was 11 I think(in Australia). As with a large number of Aussie kids I woke up, went downstairs, turned on the tv expecting to watch the infinitely popular Cheeze TV, a children's program. And this show was what everyone watched in the morning 7:00 to 8:00. And I wasn't on! Instead it was all news about he terrorist attack. But most of all I was annoyed my cartoons weren't on tv and I've met heaps of other people who had the exact same experience. I was in bootcamp...and that…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-19:1982180:Comment:11832992012-09-19T22:32:07.821ZBreannahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Breanna279
<p>I was in bootcamp...and that morning they shut the whole base down. Put up cement blockers in all the parking lots, armed men on top of the buildings. Honestly, we all thought it was part of some weird training we just had not gotten to yet. </p>
<p><br></br>Was several days later, we where sitting in a class on how to act as a POW. One of the guys was passing around some really bad rap song he had written...basically about how this all sucked. Instructor found it and lost his shit told us…</p>
<p>I was in bootcamp...and that morning they shut the whole base down. Put up cement blockers in all the parking lots, armed men on top of the buildings. Honestly, we all thought it was part of some weird training we just had not gotten to yet. </p>
<p><br/>Was several days later, we where sitting in a class on how to act as a POW. One of the guys was passing around some really bad rap song he had written...basically about how this all sucked. Instructor found it and lost his shit told us we where under attack from terrorist. So they finally turned on the TV and let us watch the news.....</p>
<p><br/>Real feeling of crap this shit just real....</p> Ever hear of "Dr No" ?
:-)tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-14:1982180:Comment:11811122012-09-14T13:15:12.018ZJudith van der Rooshttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Judith_van_der_Roos
<p>Ever hear of "Dr No" ?</p>
<p>:-)</p>
<p>Ever hear of "Dr No" ?</p>
<p>:-)</p> Most of the radical Islamicis…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-14:1982180:Comment:11803932012-09-14T03:42:35.621ZHeather Spoonheimhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/HeatherSpoonheim
<p>Most of the radical Islamicists want theocracies established - so in that regard I would argue twitter has done more for the cause than Bin Laden.</p>
<p>As for rallying people to attack U.S. interests, one might say his 1998 fatwa succeeded - but other than U.S. interests in occupied countries, I'm not sure the U.S. is facing any more hostility than before 9/11.</p>
<p>Most of the radical Islamicists want theocracies established - so in that regard I would argue twitter has done more for the cause than Bin Laden.</p>
<p>As for rallying people to attack U.S. interests, one might say his 1998 fatwa succeeded - but other than U.S. interests in occupied countries, I'm not sure the U.S. is facing any more hostility than before 9/11.</p> But you described a doctor, n…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-14:1982180:Comment:11801352012-09-14T00:33:17.940ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>But you described a doctor, not someone with a nuclear arsenal.</p>
<p>Short enough for you?</p>
<p>But you described a doctor, not someone with a nuclear arsenal.</p>
<p>Short enough for you?</p> Some people talk 'big', when…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-13:1982180:Comment:11799722012-09-13T22:37:20.403ZJames Coxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JamesCox
<p>Some people talk 'big', when the testosteron is flowing, and revenge is in the air.</p>
<p>I wonder if the fellow understood anything about fallout and 'Just War' theory.</p>
<p>Some people talk 'big', when the testosteron is flowing, and revenge is in the air.</p>
<p>I wonder if the fellow understood anything about fallout and 'Just War' theory.</p> Thank you for the correction,…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-13:1982180:Comment:11801992012-09-13T22:30:19.300ZJudith van der Rooshttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Judith_van_der_Roos
<p>Thank you for the correction, the perils of typing english on a Dutch iPad without auto correction turned off.</p>
<p>Unseen of course there are wackos in my country, the difference is they do not have command of a vast arsenal and I like to think are a little more circumspect and proportionate. </p>
<p>Many acts might amount to terrorism, its a much abused word. I wonder, does having a national emblem emblazoned on the side of the tools of "terrorism" make them legitimate and anything they…</p>
<p>Thank you for the correction, the perils of typing english on a Dutch iPad without auto correction turned off.</p>
<p>Unseen of course there are wackos in my country, the difference is they do not have command of a vast arsenal and I like to think are a little more circumspect and proportionate. </p>
<p>Many acts might amount to terrorism, its a much abused word. I wonder, does having a national emblem emblazoned on the side of the tools of "terrorism" make them legitimate and anything they are used to do right and legal. Its just a thought.</p>
<p>Judith vd R.</p>
<p>PS Unseen; if you are going to reply please try and be a little more economical than many of the replies you post (not including your last to me), I am a busy mother, I have to skip most of the long ones you post!</p> RE: "since we can't roll back…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-13:1982180:Comment:11798902012-09-13T19:38:46.166Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>RE: "since we can't roll back time and give Bush a 'do over,'" - if we could, I would hope that somebody would do something to make sure those damned chads didn't hang the next time!</p>
<p>RE: "since we can't roll back time and give Bush a 'do over,'" - if we could, I would hope that somebody would do something to make sure those damned chads didn't hang the next time!</p> Judith, are there no wackos a…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-09-13:1982180:Comment:11800502012-09-13T19:30:26.329ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>Judith, are there no wackos among your countrymen? No people who overreact? I am sure there are.</p>
<p>As for the followup question you proposed, I think most English speakers would find it hard to interpret, unless by "stated" you meant "sated" (satisfied). I'll assume the latter. My own answer will be unsatisfactory, I'm sure. My answer would be "Quite possibly, unless some terrorist commits another act of terror in the name of 9/11." Since that appears to have just happened with the…</p>
<p>Judith, are there no wackos among your countrymen? No people who overreact? I am sure there are.</p>
<p>As for the followup question you proposed, I think most English speakers would find it hard to interpret, unless by "stated" you meant "sated" (satisfied). I'll assume the latter. My own answer will be unsatisfactory, I'm sure. My answer would be "Quite possibly, unless some terrorist commits another act of terror in the name of 9/11." Since that appears to have just happened with the murder of our ambassador to Libya and several of his coworkers, we'll see.</p>